From the President
Welcome to the home page of the Strategic Focusing Initiative at Georgia College & State University. I believe that one of the keys to the sustainability of our institutional mission lies in achieving distinction and distinctiveness as a public liberal arts university.
In the simplest terms, we must be so good that no one questions our value to the State of Georgia. We must demonstrate that we are competitive with out-of-state liberal arts institutions for Georgia's most academically talented students, and we must show that we can achieve remarkable results by virtue of our low faculty/student ratio and moderate size.
In short, I believe that we must embark on a journey toward national distinction and distinctiveness in a purposeful way, guided by a clear and compelling strategic focus.
This is why I am pleased to introduce to you a strategic focusing process that will help us to identify our path to national recognition as an exemplary public liberal arts university. The process will begin this fall and has three primary areas of focus.
- a review of the progress the university has made in achieving its liberal arts mission,
- conversations about the institution's fundamental educational values and the special attributes of the total student learning experience that Georgia College hopes to be known for, valued and admired, and
- a consideration of the question of distinctiveness and distinction with respect to the academic program.
My hope is that each of you will participate in this process because its success depends on your involvement. Even if you are not a member of the strategic focusing advisory council or one of the work groups, there will be ample opportunity for you to contribute your perspectives and ideas.
Thank you for all that you do to enhance the educational mission of Georgia College & State University.
Sincerely,
DOROTHY LELAND
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